China Business Blog and Podcast
Is China a threat or an opportunity for your company? Are there real growth opportunities for you in the world's fastest growing market? Expertise and insight from Technomic Asia China, a market strategy consulting firm with more than 20 years in China.
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China, GM and Chrysler: Hate to say I told you so…
Its not often in this China business that we get to say I told you so and actually have the proof that we did tell you so. Before I get to what I told you check out this posting on a possible solution to GM and Chryslers troubles. In short, one of the leading business publications in China is runni …
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Washington Post: U.S. FDA sending inspectors to China, other nations
This morning the Washington Post has a report about the U.S. Food and Drug Adminstrations plans to deploy staff members abroad to work directly with importers and foreign regulatory agencies to guard against contaminated animal feed, counterfeit drugs, toys made with lead paint and dairy products co …
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Out with the Old…
Out with the Old Download this podcast Download audio file (20081107_out_with_the_old.mp3) Well, the elections in the U.S. just came to a historic conclusion, and amidst those rejoicing and those preaching gloom and doom, there is a general agreement that the United States has done something new. Wh …
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Supply chain partnerships and supplier relationship management in Asia
In the most recent episode of the Tompkins Associates Global Supply Chain Podcast, Technomic Asias Steve Ganster joins Jim Tompkins to discuss the importance of strong relationship management throughout the supply chain, particularly in Asia. As Jim says: In fact, I have heard it said that Western c …
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Signs: Observing the pre-consolidation stage in China
Signs: Observing the pre-consolidation stage in China Download this podcast Download audio file (20081029_signs.mp3) Quick quiz whats the most difficult job these days? Besides the one the new president of the United States will take on, I would vote for business journalist. Its tough enough these …
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Why China matters
Download this podcast Download audio file (20081021_why_china_matters.mp3) Why China Matters These are tough times. Really tough. We have avoided going from talking about the possibility of the R word –- recession -– right to the D word –- depression. The news cycle has been a bit schizophrenic late …
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China: Workshop of the world
Mary Teagarden, Ph.D., is professor of global strategy at Thunderbird School of Global Management and editor of Thunderbird International Business Review. In her October China Insider column, she writes about China as the workshop of the world: The concept of global supply chain nodes becomes import …
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Discussing China sourcing and supply chain management
During the past couple of weeks, Technomic Asias Steve Ganster has spoken at three conferences addressing China sourcing and supply chain management issues. On Sept. 24, Steve was in Wolfsburg, Germany, giving a talk at the Informationstechnologie für die Autoindustrie (Information Technology for th …
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The Asian spin on supplier relationship management
In the most recent issue of its Supply Chain Edge newsletter, Tompkins Associates published an article titled The Asian Spin on SRM. The article is co-written by Bruce Tompkins, principal at Tompkins Associates, and Colin Maxwell, a senior consultant at Tompkins. The article explains that relations …
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Buying nothingness
Buying nothingness at the Xiangyang Market Download this podcast Download audio file (20080922_buying_nothingness.mp3) The following is a complete transcript of todays podcast: For those of you familiar with the recent history of Shanghai, you will remember the Xiangyang market. Plunked right in the …
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Strategic Sourcing and Operating in China: The Rules Have Changed
Accounting firm J.H. Cohn is hosting a special dinner event on Oct. 1 in New York City that features Steve Ganster delivering a presentation titled, Strategic Sourcing and Operating in China: The Rules Have Changed. The event is targeted at senior financial executives at retail and consumer products …
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Landmark research uncovers opportunities in China’s light vehicle auto aftermarket
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ 5.4pt 0in New auto aftermarket moves into high gear SHANGHAI Sept. 9, 2008 Parts and service in Chinas light passenger vehicle market reac …
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“Global Sourcing Practices” at the 2008 Supply Chain Leadership Forum
The 2008 Supply Chain Leadership Forum, an event hosted by our parent company Tompkins Associates, takes place next week Sept. 9 and 10 in New Orleans. The in-depth conference is subtitled Emerging Trends and Best Next Practices. Its designed to help senior supply chain executives gain insights in …
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Forming alliances in China
Alliances in China Download this podcast Download audio file (20080828_forming_alliances.mp3) The following is a full transcript of todays podcast: KENT KEDL: Newsflash. The U.S. economy stinks. Now I know I do not have the academic credentials to make an educated pronouncement about this – then aga …
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Tompkins Associates launches “Global Supply Chain Podcast” series
Our friends at our parent company Tompkins Associates have launched a new online audio series called the Global Supply Chain Podcast. Tompkins Associates says its podcast series will educate business executives on the advantages of adopting a global supply chain strategy, and any company that makes, …
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Sarcasm and Chinese media: A letter to Chinese citizens
My final column for thats Shanghai magazineand the story about why it was never published. Download this podcast Download audio file faithful reader [Kent has sent his monthly "that's Shanghai" magazine columns to a list of several hundred e-mail subscribers, but that came to a halt recently]: Sorry …
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Step on the gas!
Needless to say, the past week in China has been a difficult one in which to concentrate – the excitement of the Olympics and the deluge of media attention is too much to handle for me, the poster child for adult-ADD. Between the blogs burning trails in the ether and the traditional media outlets t …
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How to ‘China-fy’ your manufacturing operations
The September 2008 issue of IndustryWeek has an important cover story written by the magazines editor in chief, David Blanchard. In Eye on China, Blanchard explores the idea that As China rapidly evolves into a more service-oriented economy, U.S. manufacturers need to adjust their China strategy to …
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Letting China have its moment
I have decided that for this Olympics, I am going to be of the people. If I watch any Olympic coverage on TV, I am going to go to where Chinese people gather and do it there, eschewing private viewing at home. Kinda regular-guy of me, isnt it? Actually, it is more of a necessity than a moral positio …
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China too expensive? It’s time to recalibrate “normal”
Download this podcast Download audio file transcript of todays podcast: How the past few years in China will be described later in history is anyones guess. It is likely that variations on phrases like the go-go years, economic renaissance, and Years of Plenty will be thrown around with the sage-lik …
China Business Blog and Podcast
